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faltering

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From falter + -ing.

adjective more faltering · most faltering · faultering

  1. hesitant, halting

verb faultering

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of falter

noun falterings · faultering

  1. hesitancy But it is the doubt thrown on the prospect of arrival, the falterings of purpose and belief, the renewals of hope that give the novel its drive and energy.

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@misc{faltering_2026,
  title = {faltering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/faltering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}